Jamal's supporters say a judge ruled against reopening his case, meaning ICE will move forward with his deportation.

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Updated: 9:51 PM CST Feb 12, 2018

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WEBVTT NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THAT FIGHTNEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THAT FIGHTOVER DEPORTING A LAWRENCE MAN TOOVER DEPORTING A LAWRENCE MAN TOBANGLADESH.BANGLADESH.BANGLADESH.HE’S BEEN GRANTED A SECOND STAY.HE’S BEEN GRANTED A SECOND STAY.GOOD EVENING.GOOD EVENING.I'M STEVEN ALBRITTON.HALEY: AND I'HALEY: AND I’M HALEY HARRISON.HALEY: AND I’M HALEY HARRISON.SYED JAMAL HAS LANDED IN HAWAIISYED JAMAL HAS LANDED IN HAWAIITONIGHT, AFTER BEING DEPORTEDTONIGHT, AFTER BEING DEPORTEDOUT OF TEXAS THIS MORNING.OUT OF TEXAS THIS MORNING.JAMAL OVERSTAYED HIS VISA.JAMAL OVERSTAYED HIS VISA.JAMAL OVERSTAYED HIS VISA.KMBC 9’S WILLIAM JOY HAS NEWKMBC 9’S WILLIAM JOY HAS NEWDETAILS ON WHAT HAPPENED ANDDETAILS ON WHAT HAPPENED ANDDETAILS ON WHAT HAPPENED ANDWHAT’S NEXT.REPORTER: HERE'REPORTER: HERE’S THE TIMELINE OFREPORTER: HERE’S THE TIMELINE OFWHAT HAPPENED, JUST BEFORE 7,WHAT HAPPENED, JUST BEFORE 7,THIS MORNING JAMAL WAS MOVEDTHIS MORNING JAMAL WAS MOVEDFROM HIS TEXAS DETENTION CENTERFROM HIS TEXAS DETENTION CENTERALSO CARRYING OTHER PEOPLE BEINGALSO CARRYING OTHER PEOPLE BEINGDEPORTEDIT WAS AROUND 11:30 WHEN THEIT WAS AROUND 11:30 WHEN THESTAY WAS REMOVED AND JAMAL WASSTAY WAS REMOVED AND JAMAL WASPUT ON THE PLANE11:45 IS WHEN THE FAX MACHINE11:45 IS WHEN THE FAX MACHINEWENT OFF IN THE ATTORNEYS OFFICEWENT OFF IN THE ATTORNEYS OFFICEAND THEY FOUND OUT ABOUT THEAND THEY FOUND OUT ABOUT THEORDER, BUT JAMAL WAS ALREADY INORDER, BUT JAMAL WAS ALREADY INTHE AIR.THE AIR.THEY GOT THE NEW STAY AROUNDTHEY GOT THE NEW STAY AROUND4:30 TODAY.>> TO PUT A FAMILY THROUGH THAT>> TO PUT A FAMILY THROUGH THAT>> TO PUT A FAMILY THROUGH THATWHERE THEY DON’T KNOW WHEREWHERE THEY DON’T KNOW WHEREWHERE THEY DON’T KNOW WHERETHEIR LOVED ONE IS, IT’STHEIR LOVED ONE IS, IT’SOUTRAGEOUS.REPORTER: WHILE SYED JAMAL WASREPORTER: WHILE SYED JAMAL WASFLYING FROM TEXAS TO HAWAII, HISFLYING FROM TEXAS TO HAWAII, HISATTORNEYS WERE WORKING TO KEEP>> THE PLANE TOOK OFF BEFORE>> THE PLANE TOOK OFF BEFOREEVEN OUR LAWYER GOT A NOTICE.EVEN OUR LAWYER GOT A NOTICE.HOW IS THAT DUE PROCESS?HOW IS THAT DUE PROCESS?I WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO TELI WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO TELUS.REPORTER: HIS FAMILY HASN'REPORTER: HIS FAMILY HASN’T SEENREPORTER: HIS FAMILY HASN’T SEENHIM SINCE JANUARY 24.>> IS THE GOAL TO RIP A DAD>> IS THE GOAL TO RIP A DADAPART FROM HIS FAMILY OF US BORNAPART FROM HIS FAMILY OF US BORNCITIZENS?CITIZENS?IS THAT WHAT WE WANT TO DO?IS THAT WHAT WE WANT TO DO?IS THAT THE PATH WE WANT TO GOIS THAT THE PATH WE WANT TO GODOWN?DOWN?DOWN?I DON’T THINK SO.I DON’T THINK SO.ANY DECENT HUMAN BEING YEAHANY DECENT HUMAN BEING YEAHANY DECENT HUMAN BEING YEAHTHAT’S NOT THE RIGHT THING TOTHAT’S NOT THE RIGHT THING TODO.REPORTER: EVEN WITH THEREPORTER: EVEN WITH THEROLLERCOASTER DAY, THEY FEELROLLERCOASTER DAY, THEY FEELLUCKY JAMAL GOT ANOTHER STAY.>> WHAT HAPPENS TO A REGULAR>> WHAT HAPPENS TO A REGULAR>> WHAT HAPPENS TO A REGULARFOLKS WHO DON’T HAVE THESEFOLKS WHO DON’T HAVE THESERESOURCES?RESOURCES?DO YOU THINK THEY CAN TRACK ADO YOU THINK THEY CAN TRACK ADO YOU THINK THEY CAN TRACK APLANE AS TO WHERE THEY’RE GOING?PLANE AS TO WHERE THEY’RE GOING?PLANE AS TO WHERE THEY’RE GOING?THEY CAN’T DO THAT.THEY CAN’T DO THAT.THEY CAN’T DO THAT.THEY’LL JUST SIT THERE AS THEIRTHEY’LL JUST SIT THERE AS THEIRFAMILY GETS DEPORTED.>> PEOPLE ARE GETTING A REAL>> PEOPLE ARE GETTING A REALVIEW OF WHAT THE SYSTEM LOOKSVIEW OF WHAT THE SYSTEM LOOKSLIKE FROM THE INSIDE.IN HAWAII, HE'IN HAWAII, HE’LL BE TAKEN OFFIN HAWAII, HE’LL BE TAKEN OFFTHE PLANE, THE FAMILY HOPES,THE PLANE, THE FAMILY HOPES,THE PLANE, THE FAMILY HOPES,HE’LL BE SENT BACK TO KANSASHE’LL BE SENT BACK TO KANSASCITY.>> WE ARE HOPING THAT HE CAN>> WE ARE HOPING THAT HE CANCOME HOME AND BE WITH HIS FAMILYCOME HOME AND BE WITH HIS FAMILYWHICH IS REALLY THE MOSTWHICH IS REALLY THE MOSTIMPORTANT THING AT THIS POINT.REPORTER: I ASKED HIS ATTORNEYREPORTER: I ASKED HIS ATTORNEYWHAT ACTUALLY CHANGED IF JAMALWHAT ACTUALLY CHANGED IF JAMALSTARTED AND ENDED THE DAY WITH ASTARTED AND ENDED THE DAY WITH ASTAY.STAY.SHE SAID THEY HAVE MOVED UP INSHE SAID THEY HAVE MOVED UP INTHE PROCESS, WHICH SHE SAIDTHE PROCESS, WHICH SHE SAIDSLOWS DOWN THE PROCESS AND MAKESSLOWS DOWN THE PROCESS AND MAKESIT MORE ORGANIZED.IT MORE ORGANIZED.IT MORE ORGANIZED.THAT’S GOOD NEWS FOR THE FAMILY.HALEY: JAMAL IS CURRENTLY INHALEY: JAMAL IS CURRENTLY INHAWAII BUT COULD BE SENTHAWAII BUT COULD BE SENTANYWHERE IN THE US.ANYWHERE IN THE US.HIS ATTORNEY IS PLANNING TO ASKHIS ATTORNEY IS PLANNING TO ASKTHAT JAMAL GET SENT BACK TOTHAT JAMAL GET SENT BACK TO

Board of Immigration Appeals grants new stay for Syed Jamal

Jamal's supporters say a judge ruled against reopening his case, meaning ICE will move forward with his deportation.

Syed Jamal, the Lawrence, Kan., resident who was detained on Jan. 24 by immigration agents, has been granted another stay in his immigration case.

Jamal was granted a temporary stay in his case last week after local lawmakers got involved in his case.

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His supporters said early Monday that a judge ruled against reopening Jamal's case. That meant the Department of Homeland Security and ICE could move forward with Jamal's deportation.

Jamal's attorneys filed an emergency appeal in his case.

Supporters issued this statement:

"The judge denied the motion based on jurisdiction ground ONLY.

Family is trying to file an appeal with Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) in DC. DHS is denying family due process by rushing deportation as early as today. We ask that the rule of law be allowed to play out.”

On Monday afternoon, Jamal's attorney tweeted that the Board of Immigration Appeals granted a new stay of removal for Syed Jamal, meaning his deportation has again been stopped. But the fight is far from over.

Statement:

"OUTRAGEOUS!!!

What we know is that Syed was taken from the West Texas Detention Facility at 5:51 AM (6:51am CST) by El Paso ICE ERO. At 11:45am CST we received the decision of the Immigration Court denying his motions and dissolving the stay. At 1:00 PM CST, we transmitted an appeal and a motion for stay of removal to the Board of Immigration Appeals. By 1:26pm CST the motion and the stay were docketed by the Board. As of this update, the ICE locator still lists Syed at the West Texas Detention Center even though we have reason to believe he is not there.

We have not formally or informally been notified as to where exactly Syed is currently located. We don't know when ICE received the decision of the Court. And we do not know how such swift action by ICE could have occurred if all parties had been notified at the same time.

An attack on the system is an attack on due process.”

Jamal’s friends, family and neighbors have been lobbying local and national leaders to allow him to stay in the U.S. after he was detained two weeks ago while getting kids ready for school.

Jamal, 55, has a Master’s degree and was teaching future nurses and doctors at area colleges until customs arrested him after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said he overstayed his visa.